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Second-degree murder charge in 2015 killing of Gods Lake Narrows woman

RCMP have laid a charge of second-degree murder in connection to the death of 22-year-old Crystal Andrews in Gods Lake Narrows in November 2015.
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A 37-year-old man from Gods Lake Narrows was charged March 21 with second-degree murder in connection with the death of Crystal Andrews in that community in November 2015.

RCMP have laid a charge of second-degree murder in connection to the death of 22-year-old Crystal Andrews in Gods Lake Narrows in November 2015.

Michael William Okemow, 37, from Gods Lake Narrows, was charged March 21, about two-and-a-half years after Andrews's body was found on a trail in a wooded area after she left a party and didn't make it home alive. He remains in custody.

Investigation by RCMP Major Crime Services, Forensic Identification Services and Police Dog Services determined that Andrews died from injuries sustained in a serious assault. They zeroed in on Okemow through a combination of witness statements and DNA evidence, RCMP said in a March 22 news release.

"Charging the man who killed Crystal won't bring her back," said Chief Superintendent Mark Fisher, officer in charge of criminal operations for the Manitoba RCMP. "But it is one way we can honour her memory. She has not been forgotten. She will never be forgotten. I hope her family and her community can rest a bit easier now that the man responsible has been held to account."

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